Kannan
Born 1992, 172 cms, breeder - G Kramer van de Meer

When he featured on the front cover of the Annuaire du Cheval de Sport et d’Élevage 2002 (that’s what Monneron used to be called) Kannan was the hot new horse on the French scene. Purchased for a record price from Belgium in 2000, he had already covered 270 mares in the 2001 season at a fee of ff8,000! He was already showing a profit with expectations that 2002 would prove even better…
Five years later, Kannan was still ranking highly, the 11th most used stallion for 2006 season, with 182 mares.
Kannan was purchased by Michel Hécart, who found him an easy horse to get along with: “Kannan is a horse who has been very well started, and, therefore didn’t pose a problem. He is a horse with all the character to do what is asked of him. He has good balance, a good mouth, he likes to work and therefore doesn’t pose any particular problems. The only thing Kannan is maybe missing is a little physical condition, a little power and muscle development. He is a horse who was spending too much time in his box. Today we are doing completely the opposite because he stays out in the paddock 10 to 2 hours a day.” (Annuaire, 2002, page 50)
Kannan is an interesting mixture – branded KWPN, he balances 6/16ths French (from Furioso II, and his full-brother’s son, Le Mexico), 6/16ths solid German – Gotthard and Farn, a touch of Thoroughbred, with a dash of traditional Dutch, Gelderlander.
His dam, Cemeta is also the dam of Gideon, who has been successful at a national level in Holland, and Interest, who was 10th in the 7 Year Old World Young Jumping horse championships in Lanaken.
Kannan’s competition successes include winning the Belgian Classic Circuit at the age of 6 in 1998 and 7 year old Belgian Champion in 1999. In 2000 he made his International debut by finishing 5th in a Grand Prix. In 2003 Kannan won the Deauville Grand Prix and In 2004 Kannan won at Paris Bercy and Jardy. He was a regular member of the French team which won the Samsung Super League in 2003 & 2004. In 2005 he was French National Champion
His most important product is A Pikachu de Muze, who won the six year old World Championships at Lanaken in 2006. The same horse was subsequently sold at the PSI auction for 570,000€. In 2006 he also produced the American 6YO Champion Amis de Kannan.
Currently he has 11 of his progeny jumping at international level (2* and above). With 981 of his coverings having taken place in the last five years, he has every opportunity to build on his reputation in the future.
According to the promo: “Because of his size and strength, he is well suited to small to medium weight mares, who lack size, scope and power. His nature, character and mouth can be used on any mare.”)